boxing
Share icon

Share

Christina McMahon becomes Ireland’s latest world boxing champion

Published 22:01 2 May 2015 BST

Updated 22:40 2 May 2015 BST

Ben Kiely
Christina McMahon becomes Ireland’s latest world boxing champion

Homeboxing

And the new... Irish boxer Christina McMahon has become Ireland's latest world champion by winning the interim WBC Gold bantamweight title. The Monaghan native defeated Zambia's Catherine Phiri in Lusaka to extend her professional record to 7-0 and claim that coveted golden strap. She out-boxed her opponent to earn a close-fought decision victory. Twitter was awash with praise for the Irish pugilist on her outstanding achievement. https://twitter.com/zadama24/status/594601288568020993 https://twitter.com/mary_white33/status/594606305870016512 https://twitter.com/mwiingasson/status/594601291294318593 https://twitter.com/fishbelfast/status/594603682613846016 https://twitter.com/DavidC9489/status/594601884612165633 https://twitter.com/synchropromo/status/594603309920550912 https://twitter.com/carricklions/status/594603574329475074 https://twitter.com/Coddyanne/status/594602550206300160  

Explore more on these topics:

Christina McMahon

Feature Homepage

Christina McMahon becomes Ireland's latest world boxing champion